Iron Wyvern

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Yes indeed! J and I (Z) are embarking on Camp NaNoWriMo (T's busy) this April 1st for a voyage of words from the docks of Budding Creativeness, on which we will probably contract horrible seasickness and writer's block, but hopefully will sail straight and true to the shores of Deadline Completion.

(In other words, lets hope we finish.)

So, on the calends of April J will be trying out a new genre and writing a swath of Horror short stories including such things as dune-haunting wraiths and the Ungrateful Undead, which shall hopefully overhaul his goal of 30,000 words in one month!

I shall be writing the riveting tale of the Grimm Ledger, a book where the Brothers Grimm and other great story tellers first wrote down their tales, and if this ledger is opened and read, the fairy tales cannot be contained and will begin to recreate themselves in the modern world! This story will surely bring me to my goal word count of 25,000!

Tell us in the comments hat you think of our stories, and we'll see you at Camp!

Monday, February 9, 2015

There're Novels (love 'em), then their are Novellas, glorified short stories (love those too). And then there are Novelicas, an unusual breed of literature, these are the sort of stories you write in an hour, and edit in half, and then post on your blog as pointless filler. ignore that last part. Ahem.But the story you're about to read is an example of that species of short stories so short they usual don't exceed single digits in pages. Hope you enjoy it!--------------------------------------------------------

“Now Mr. Tung,
I’m sure you know why you are here...”

“'Course I do,
small cramped room, smelly metal walls, and you staring a hole in me, this is a
magazine interview, obviously.”

“Very amusing,
Mr. Tung; but unfortunately this is the much more serious kind of interview.”

“I think we’ve
had enough of this repartee, Mr. Tung, so getting down to business, are you or
are you not going to answer my questions?”

“You haven’t
given me much time to think this through.”

“You are chained
to a chair, Mr. Tung; overall comfort is the least of our concern…”

“I’ll keep that
in mind. But yes, I’ll go with you on the questions, though I can’t promise
satisfactory answers, mind.”

“We can iron out
any discrepancies after the initial interview.”

“You don’t do
casual conversation well, do you?”

“That isn’t our
policy, no, Mr. Tung, and now we’re going to record, and the questions will
start.”

“I’ve always
wanted to be studied closely.”

“Your full name
is Antonin Draco Tung, is that correct?”

“I know that’s
standard procedure, but it kind of hurts.”

“Answer simply
and to the question, or you will be reprimanded, Mr. Tung.”

“Alright then,
yes.”

“You are 19
years old?”

“Yes.”

“And you are the
biological son of Miranda Dorkus Tung and Thomas Fafnir Tung, both deceased…ten
years ago?”

“Yes…”

“Good; now,
concerning the crimes.”

“Yes?”

“Do you admit to
them being the reason for your confinement and this mandatory interview?”

“Remind me what
I did again, it’s slipped my mind.”

“Breaking and
entering into private space but, furthermore, assault and battery on the
inhabitant.”

“What was the
guy’s name? I’d like to thank him for false accusations.”

“Your victim was
one Fabian Intendo, resident of #56 Maroon Rd. which you entered illegally early
last night, and attacked Mr. Intendo, severely injuring him.”

“Did I break his
arm or something? My eyes were closed at the time.”

“He was found
severely contused and with seven fractured ribs, Mr. Tung, and I’m afraid denial
won’t fit, as he made a positive ID on you twice over in the hospital.”

“Seriously
speaking, haven’t you ever heard the word ‘lying’?”

“Why would he lie,
no reason, from my point of view.”

“Yes, and from
what I can tell, your point of view wouldn’t span a gnat’s—”

“Your
frustration doesn’t fit well into your innocence.”

“I didn’t attack
anyone, much less him!”

“In short, you
deny the charges?”

“I’d do it at
length, but you seem to prefer the short, ping-pong conversation.”

“Then that’s a ‘yes’.
Very well, this interview has gone far enough fruitlessly. You will admit to
your guilt, or I will have you forcefully detained and interrogated much less
comfortably and far more forcefully!”

“I thought you’d
snap sooner or later. Send in the next cop to try and squeeze a confession out
of me.”

“Alright, blow
this. Let’s be frank, Mr. Tung, you are
facing life imprisonment at this charge, and if your previous offenses come through,
even death row, so, please, can you drop the tough talk, I feel like I’m on
CSI.”

“Hmm, your shell
cracked a little more than hairline there, judge, do I see a personality
revealed behind that magnificent façade?”

“Do you realize
your literally digging your own grave by continuing on like this?”

“I think you’ve
said that, albeit in different words, about five times in this interrogation;
so far. Come on, go for six.”

“Mr. Tung—”

“Call me
Antonin, might as well get to know each other better.”

“Mr. Tung, do
you except and realize the charges and end possibilities of those charges if
you are found guilty?”

“Back to the Q&A?
Alright then, and yeah, I got all that.”

“Good, then, do
you plead ‘innocent’ and ask for a court showing, or ‘guilty’ with the aforementioned
consequences?”

“Lemme see, I
was charged with breaking windows, kicking a guy in the ribs—ah--severely
injuring him, sorry. But what are my previous
offenses, I can’t remember much more than a few parking tickets and a few
misunderstandings with a mime in the park…you see, when he was in that
invisible box—”

“You were
charged with drunken behavior in a bar ten years ago, where you injured several
customers, all of whom charged you with assault, which does not support your
denial of the attack on Mr. Intendo.”

“Oh yeah,
that--and oh yeah him, too--When do I get to see my victim? I’d like to speak
to him…”

“As I mentioned
before, he is currently recovering in the hospital, where he is still accusing
you in particular of his assault and the destruction of his belongings.”

“So, all in all
I’m gonna be garroted if I don’t go to court for something I didn’t do.”

“Is that a
statement or a question, Mr. Tung?”

“It’s a statement
of fact and a question concerning the stability of our justice system, which seems
a tad shaky from my point of view.”

“Very well;
under the law, due to your pleading of ‘not guilty’—”

“Didn’t exactly plead…”

“—you will be
assigned a court case and number, and when your number is called you will
repeat your case against the assaulted Mr. Intendo, who we will allow two weeks
to recover sufficiently to appear in court, where the final ruling will be
decided by an impartial jury. Do you agree to this action?”

“Well, my hands
are tied, aren’t they? They’re actually handcuffed, but never mind. Yes, I
think those terms will do just fine. Do I get to choose my lawyer?”

“The judicial
authority will assign you a defending lawyer.”

“Ixnay on that,
then…”

“Our business is
at an end, Mr. Tung, you will appear in court in two weeks time or possibly
later, which will be the…15th of February. Thank you for your
cooperation.”

“You’re very welcome,
but I never got your name, I’d like to have something to think on in my cell.
What is it?”

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Terror (which is a vital ingredient in a good fiasco) struck the town of WeeluvTarur in the county of YezouiDo early yesterday morning when a massive contingent of Hippogriffs flew over the market square and without warning began to bombard the citizens with their own...natural projectiles.

The town's guard was no match for the smelly carpet bombing, and fled inside, while several were struck and have been marked down DIA (Defiled In Action).

After several passes over the square, each one with another bowl full of spite, the armada of intestinally malevolent Hippogriffs split into close flying groups and spread throughout the town, pinpointing fleeing towns and...depositing destruction upon them.

Eventually, the town's executives gave in to the invaders and held up a white bib in surrender.

Soon after the Hippogriff conquerors had taken hold of the town, a battalion of military pixies entered the town with intent to oust the invaders and hopefully wash up.

Taken by surprise in the town square as they refilled their weaponized stomachs, the Hippogriffs only barely managed to rebuff the pixie forces, who all wore body armor and gas masks to counteract their weapons.

Forcing the pixie's forces out of the town and into the surrounding fields, the Hippogriff herd took to the air, but fortuneately for the liberators their bowels ere not yet full with deadly missiles, and the superior maneuverability of the pixie forces soon told.After the Hippogriffs were arrested and hoof-cuffed, they were transported to holding cells in the Rocky Pocky Mountains, the only jail facility with restrooms strong enough to cope with the new inmates.Several of the Fiasco's best reporters interviewed some of the survivors in WeeluvTarur, who mostly gagged about the smell, but also gave several insights into the reasons for the Hippogriffs aerial invasion.The most popular was that "They w's j'st crazy(cough, cough)!", along with the possibility that "They'm wanted owr food, like (cough, gag)!"We are unsure for the moment to the exact motive of the destructive invasion, but we are quite sure that it was a smashing good fiasco.Written by Eddie von Porto'Pot and Edited by Butthurst Stinkenzout

Friday, December 5, 2014

I
gather from your reply to my first letter that your parents disapprove of my
missive born education for your advancement in social inadequacy.

Well, Lout, I think your parents’
distrust of my qualifications is a sham for something deeper. My relationship
with Mingo and Droodida has always been unhealthily friendly.

As trollmutts Mingo and I and our
brother Dingo were inseparable for a short time due to a glue gun malfunction.
But after that Dingo was a good brother, giving out wedgies and dropping mud on
us as often as possible, he was a true troll.

But I’m sad to say Lout, that your
father was unusual bad as a child. He was never a bully at school, and even
when the Skool children begged him to shove their heads down toilets; he only
gave them severe wet willies.

And he was always nice to me! I
couldn’t understand it. As the youngest, I was the stereotypical punching back,
for stench’s sake! Everyone else was good! They kicked, slapped and hung me
over deep wells! But he only ever set fire to my bed, by mistake too!

Sorry Lout, I’m always a bit
traumatized when I remember. But you must realize why Mingo does not want me as
a contact, it reminds him of his child where he failed to be a true delinquent!

I will be the first to say that he
improved later in life, far exceeding the exploits of Dingo who unfortunately
got eaten in Australia due to a misunderstanding, but his childhood is still
stained by that slight good nature.

So I have decided to begin contacting
you in secret, my nephew, so not to upset your parents any further.

Now my messenger pigeon shall only fly
at night, in a lack leotard, and shall pretend to be shot down by arrows to
confuse any surveillance just as it is reaching your swamp, and then spiral
down limply through your window, landing in a perfect cartwheel that will send
my letter spinning from its leg into your outstretched mitt.

That procedure should be sufficient to
debunk any suspicions that might have aroused by a normal pigeon.

My quill is running low, and my
castle’s getting nearer to a town with a good ink factory. Do you want anything
Lout? Send a quick pigeon and I might be able to steal something appropriate.

But I must go now,

Your affectionate and only uncle,

Bingo
Gobspit

P.S.
I’ll get to my unfortunate involvement with your mother next time.

Pee-Pee. S. Do you like Spearmint Gum?
I’ve just raided a merchant ship found a sunken treasure ship, and it’s
got a massive store of the stuff. I’ve enclosed some, just in case. Forgive the
sogginess.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

(Cue Suspenseful Backing Track)

Over the last hundred years, dog breeders, corrupt organizations like PetSmart, and sadistic money seeking tycoons have merged the DNA of many a mutt so to create amorphous creatures that will perfectly satisfy the populace.

But they went to far lately (cue Jaws theme), and created a batch of dog breeds so terrible and twisted that they were hidden away in a secret government facility. This list is the only remaining log of those unholy creations.

Deerhound + Terrier = Derriere, a dog that's true to the end

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Lout, Lout, Lout,I take it as a sign of goodwill that you did not tell your mother about our correspondence. Keep it that way.In your most recent (and only, so far) letter to me, you mentioned receiving letters from two other "uncles." Please assure me that you will not listen to their advice. They are not really your uncles. In fact, those letters are most likely part of a scam. "Honest" Bingo Gobspit is no relation of ours, and this Ferkyle Gruntbutt just seems like a very unsavory character, who's probably been elected Cleanest Troll of the Year at least twice. As you can see, you should not trust either of them.Scam artists are a bad bunch!-Your real uncle,Ferdy SnotdropP.S. The answer to Question #3 is 187. You're welcome.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

The battlefield of riddles has quieted, overheated cerebral cortex's have cooled, so now let's PAAAR-TAAAY!

Actually, we're going to announce the latest winner and champion of the 8th Riddling Derby of 2014! Lets look through the answers and tally the points...

Riddle 1.0 (worth 1 point). Mom and dad have four daughter, every daughter has one brother, how many people are in the family?

Solution. 7, 2 parents, 1 brother and 4 sisters.

Solver(s). Sarah and Dmitri Pendragon

Riddle 2.0 (worth 1 point). Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it?

Solution. wholesome.

Solver(s). Dmitri Pendragon and Sarah

Riddle 3.0 (worth 1 point). There are three stoves, a glass stove, a brick stone and a wood stove, but you only have one match. Which do you light first?

Solution. The match.

Solver(s). Sarah and Dmitri Pendragon

Bonus Riddle (worth 2 points). Two cops walked into a room with now windows and found a dead man who had obviously hung himself from the ceiling, though they could not figure out how. There was no chair or table beneath him to conclude he might have used them to hang himself. They just found a puddle of water, how did the man hang himself?

Solution.The man stood on a block of ice.Solver(s). Dmitri PendragonThe points and final results are as follows.

Dmitri Pendragon

WINNER!

Points. 5

Sarah

Points. 3

Congratulations Dmitri, you have kept your title as Reigning Champion in the Hall of Riddles, and now for the award that goes beyond the Hall's boundaries!

As today's champion, you have two choices for prizes.

#1. you get to name the subject of an entire post we must publish on the blog.

or

#2. You get to name the creatures featured in our closest Weekend Disaster Post or Sunday Fiasco posts.

Choose wisely.

And great work Sarah! It was almost a tie but Dmitri got to the Bonus Riddle first. But its all good, right? Please don't TP our blog...please...

Too bad for all you others who didn't get a chance at the Riddling Crown! Tune in next week for another Riddling Derby!